A firefighter and a paramedic suffer minor injuries while responding to a fire at a condemned home in Penn Hills that investigators are considering suspicious.

A firefighter and a paramedic suffer minor injuries while responding to a fire at a condemned home in Penn Hills that investigators are considering suspicious.

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Updated: 12:34 PM EDT May 22, 2014

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WEBVTT UNDED BY WTAE-TV RIGHT NOW AT NOON, A FIREFIGHTER AND MEDIC INJURED AT A FIRE SCENE IN PENN HILLS. BRAND NEW VIDEO JUST IN TO OUR NEWSROOM. PITTSBURGH'S "ACTION NEWS" REPORT OTHER ANDREW DEG L GRECO WITH MORE ON WHAT HAPPENED. Reporter: TALCALLING THIS IS SUSPICIOUS FIRE. TWO FIREFIGHTERS FROM PENN HILLS INJURED. MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE SIDE OF THIS HOME. THIS WAS ACTUALLY A HOME ALREADY CONDEMNED BECAUSE A FEW MONTHS AGO, A DRUNK DRIVER, WE'RE TOLD, ACTUALLY WENT RIGHT INTO THIS HOUSE WITH HIS TRUCK. SO IT BECAME DAMAGED. CREWS SAYING IT'S SUSPICIOUS. NO ONE IS SUPPOSED TO BE INSIDE THIS HOUSE. THERE'S NO POWER, NO UTILITIES. AT FIRST FIRE CREWS WERE CAREFUL, DIDN'T WANT TO GO INSIDE. THEY WENT TO THE BACK WHEN A 10x10 PIECE OF ROOF FELL ON THE FIREFIGHTER. HE WAS TAKEN TO FRANKLIN REGIONAL WITH MINOR INYOU? ER -- INJURIES AND AN EMT WORKER IS EXPECTED TO BE ALL RIGHT AS WELL. AGAIN, TWO PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED,

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Firefighter, paramedic injured in Penn Hills house fire

A firefighter and a paramedic suffer minor injuries while responding to a fire at a condemned home in Penn Hills that investigators are considering suspicious.